I sent an e-mail to www.rareparts.com and they assured me they can get
replacement parts but they needed some cores to match them up against
first, which so far I've been unable to get. Actually, this was for a
different car so I never asked the list. Anyone have some worn out ball
joints they want to ship to www.rareparts.com and see if they can match
us up with other parts or have them remanufactured?
Jim Sylvester wrote:
>The price of suspension pieces - particularly ball joints - has become
>ridiculous! (Ball joints for a 240Z are $38.for a SPL/SRL, they're $200!)
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>I realize it's an issue of supply and demand with some of the parts nearly
>unavailable at any price, but why wouldn't a vendor step in to have the
>parts remanufactured by any one of the many off-shore after market parts
>suppliers? I'm sure there are enough of us out there who would commit (I
>could create something legally binding..the best and easiest way would be to
>create an escrow with the manufacturing to be undertaken upon full funding
>of the escrow account) to buying ball joints at a price that would be both
>reasonable to the buyer and profitable for the seller.
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>Meanwhile, in case I've overstated the case of the price of these parts, I
>would dearly love to get a quote from someone on a steering / front
>suspension package that would include new ball joints, etc.
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